View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of his other memories?
(a) A dark tunnel through which he crawls, behind a divan in his parent's home.
(b) Playing tag with his younger brother.
(c) Getting his foot stuck in the crib.
(d) Getting lost in the estate's vast forest.

2. What is their mother's reaction when she sees that her children have opened the presents from their stockings early and poorly rewrapped them?
(a) She spots their deception and bursts into tears.
(b) She scolds them for trying to deceive her.
(c) She pretends to not see their poor rewrapping.
(d) She laughs at their attempt at deception.

3. Where does Nabokov's mother trick Dimitri into believing he is still?
(a) In France.
(b) In Greece.
(c) In London.
(d) In Russia.

4. What does the rain cause to grow on the estate?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Grass.
(c) Geraniums.
(d) Hibiscus.

5. To what is Nabokov's mother quite sensitive?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Seemingly small events.
(c) Insect bites.
(d) Insults.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the memory of the bracelet lead?

2. Who are some of the ancestors on Nabokov's paternal, Russian side?

3. Though many doubt this ailment, What happens to Ivanovich?

4. Why does Nabokov's mother often wander the estate's forest?

5. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 318 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample